Help decipher this scenario.
10-29-2014, 05:31 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 3,359
I was doing some looking around on Grimm Reapers web site. They say their heads will close up on exit because of the inertia from the bolt slowing down so fast. The way all the hair was in the blades it looked like it had stayed closed. Due to the damage of the carcass from scavengers I didn't really pay much attention to the exit wound because I was assuming it stayed closed, I never dreamed they would close after the fact.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZOnwNS_cPw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZOnwNS_cPw
This is just my opinion but to me when the option are A. a broadhead that will work or
B. a broadhead that will probably work its a pretty easy decision and that is not even getting into penetration issues.
Last edited by rockport; 10-29-2014 at 05:50 PM.
10-29-2014, 06:33 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 585
Not sure if your talking about driving distance? I live about 30 miles from where we were at, however my wife and son were not home so I didn't have the option to go back that night. Her only being nine I had to get her home, homework, bath, etc. It is a shame. I felt bad checking in a partial carcass but I try to always do the right thing. I have a lifetime license in Indiana so I am not really limited on my number of doe tags.
10-30-2014, 02:11 AM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 72
I almost lost a 10 pt. in Ohio about 4 yrs. ago trying a Rage broad head. good blood trail at 1st then a trickle here and there then a drop and down to nothing. I had to do a grid search to finally find it. I went back to my fixed blade thunderhead 125's. I figure why take the chance of even 1 time having a broad head not opening.. it may be the biggest buck you will ever get a shot at and I would rather have it something I did wrong, then a broad head not opening up.
just my 2 cents take it or leave it.
just my 2 cents take it or leave it.
10-30-2014, 09:49 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
Too bad you lost your deer to the yotes... sounds like you ended up putting a good shot on it, and just some unfortunate timing kept you from the recovery. I think I'd have done a little more autopsy to know whether or not the blades opened up for sure. With a broadhead its pretty easy to tell on a complete pass thru, unless you have some extreme angle ... you see the x or triangle, etc.
10-30-2014, 02:54 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Southampton Pa BUCKS CO
Posts: 2,492
Not sure if your talking about driving distance? I live about 30 miles from where we were at, however my wife and son were not home so I didn't have the option to go back that night. Her only being nine I had to get her home, homework, bath, etc. It is a shame. I felt bad checking in a partial carcass but I try to always do the right thing. I have a lifetime license in Indiana so I am not really limited on my number of doe tags.
HJ
